Alien Technology Announces New IC, Handheld Readers and Inlays
Peter Green, the company’s new CEO, says his aim is to launch Alien’s products and services that cater to specific vertical applications.
How to RFID-Enable the World—and Make Money Doing It
Here’s a breakdown of my presentation this week to researchers, academics and others at IEEE RFID 2011, co-located with RFID Journal LIVE!, in Orlando, Fla.
RFID’s Next Decade
Expect to see more skepticism, innovation, controversy, successes and miracles.
RFID News Roundup
Phychips wins multiple customers for EPC reader chip for mobile phones; Avery Dennison announces new inlays, one-billionth shipment; InfoChip unveils new in-metal HF RFID chip; Hungarian RFID provider debuts RFID EAS hard tag in North America; ImageFIRST selects Fujitsu RFID tags for garment tracking; RFID Global raises $2.5 million in funding; Austriamicrosystems’ IC featured in Thinkify’s RFID reader-writer; TI to acquire National Semiconductor.
NXP to Unveil New UHF, HF Chips
The new models include the Ucode I2C, a high-memory EPC chip that can be embedded into computers and other devices in order to activate features or diagnose errors, and the Icode ILT, a high-frequency IC designed for high-volume, fast tag reading.
How Can My Company Track Bags of Grain Using RFID?
I work in sub-Saharan Africa, and we’re looking to use ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) tags to monitor our grain bags. Is it possible to scan large quantities of bags simultaneously? Would you advise us to sew a chip into a bag, or merely to drop it in with the grain?...
European Commission Issues Framework for Measuring and Mitigating RFID’s Privacy Impact
GS1 expects the voluntary guidelines will increase consumer trust in the technology, thereby advancing the adoption of RFID in Europe.
Tego Introduces Radiation-Resistant EPC Tag
The Radion, capable of withstanding high levels of X-ray and gamma radiation, will be available in a variety of form factors, for use in the health-care, food, aerospace and defense industries.
Impinj Launches Products to Speed Item-Level Encoding
The company’s Monza 5 chip and STP Source Tagging platform aim to enable companies to encode more than 1,000 RFID labels a minute, with fewer errors.